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Biden calls on Congress to quickly pass additional aid to Ukraine

NPR

Published April 29, 2022 at 1:06 PM EDT

President Biden gestures as he gives remarks on providing additional support to Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ABC News political director Rick Klein and New York Times politics reporter Maya King join Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd and Jane Clayson to discuss the week in politics.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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The Associated Press

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The Associated Press

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